Slow cooker creamy Italian chicken is easy, creamy, and comforting. You and your family will love this simple weeknight meal!
This recipe for slow cooker creamy Italian chicken is a family favorite for sure! With how simple and crowd pleasing it is, I'm sitting her wondering why I don't make it more often.
It's one of those crock pot recipes where you always have the ingredients on hand, especially if you buy double what it calls for and keep chicken breasts on hand at all times in your freezer. (Am I the only one who does that??)
If you love recipes that are easy and also easy to tweak, you'll love this creamy Italian chicken recipe. You can easily tweak it when you feel like changing things up. For example, throw in sun-dried tomatoes or try canned mushrooms instead of fresh.
I've even thrown in a can of Italian petite diced tomatoes before and it was super yummy!
Don't you love throwing frozen chicken in a slow cooker for a simply weeknight meal? I've done it with just chicken and a sauce like salsa or Korean BBQ sauce or kicked up the flavor with this buffalo ranch chicken (it makes fantastic sliders!).
Oh, and this slow cooker mango chicken is a must-make too!
Speaking of sliders, my family LOVES these slow cooker French dip sliders—also a quick and easy crock pot meal for the family!
An speaking of slow cookers, I think I need to upgrade to Crock-Pot soon with all the slow cooking I'm doing lately...
Are you ready to find out how easy it is to make slow cooker creamy Italian chicken? Here we go!
How to Make Creamy Italian Chicken
Step 1: Throw frozen chicken in crock pot. Combine water and dressing mix and pour over chicken.
Step 2: Cook chicken.
Step 3: Cut chicken and top with cream cheese mixture.
Step 4: Cook chicken a bit longer.
Step 5: Add seasonings (and mushrooms if you're feelin' 'em) and cook a little more.
That's it!
Did you know this recipe was featured in the February 2012 issue of Salt Lake Magazine? This is how I plated it way back when.
Because this Italian chicken is such a popular recipe, I felt it needed an update. It definitely looks a thousand times better (and tastes just as delish)!
Printable recipe for slow cooker creamy Italian chicken below. Enjoy!
Slow Cooker Creamy Italian Chicken
Slow cooker creamy Italian chicken is one of the easiest, most kid-pleasing slow cooker recipes around. Perfect for a weeknight meal!
Ingredients
- 4-5 frozen chicken breasts
- ½ cup water
- 1 package dry Italian dressing mix
- 1 (8-oz) package reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 (8-oz) package baby bella mushrooms (or regular mushrooms), sliced
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place frozen chicken breasts in slow cooker.
- Whisk together water and dressing mix; pour over chicken. Cook on high for two hours.
- Remove chicken, cut into bite-size pieces and return to slow cooker.
- Combine cream cheese and cream of chicken soup. Pour over chicken. Cook on high another three hours and then reduce heat to low.
- Add mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook on low one hour. Serve over rice.
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 147Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 976mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 17g
Kristina P.
Nom, nom, nom.
Emily
Definitely!
Susie's Homemade
Looks yummy and EASY!
Emily
That's why I love it!
debbie
I love it! Easy and delicious:)
Emily
So much easier than a Bento box, though you could easily slap some of this in one...with a separate container of rice formed in the shape of an Angry Bird character of course. ;)
Rebecca
Oh yummy! We make this a lot but we call it "Oklahoma Chicken" because we once ate it in Oklahoma.
Emily
I love that name! I actually like it better than Italian chicken. ;)
Tiffany
That looks great. I like the addition of sundried tomatoes.
Emily
Me too though my kids disagree. ;)
Leatha
I saw this recipe on Pinterest and repined it & fixed it for my family this evening and it was a HUGE hit! Thanks so much for posting and sharing!
Emily
Yay! I am so glad they enjoyed it! Thank you for taking the time to stop by and let me know. You made my day. :)
Kami
This is in my crockpot right now. I am so excited to try it! I have a question though. Have you ever tried it over noodles? My son and husband aren't fans of rice so I wondered what it would taste like on top of noodles instead.
Emily
Sorry, Kami! I just saw your comment. I think it could easily go over noodles, especially egg noodles, farfalle (bowtie) or penne. Let me know if you try it and what your family thinks!
Lindsey Redfern of therhouse.com
Making this for dinner tonight ...again!
Emily Hill
I need to make this again. I haven't in forever and it's so yummy and easy!
Karen Greb
Instead of water, I used a dry white wine. To change things up, sometimes near the end of cooking I throw in drained diced tomatoes, and just before serving stir in fresh spinach.
Emily Hill
Oh! I love the idea of using dry white wine and throwing in fresh spinach. I will have to try that next time!
Krissy Allori
This is a family favorite at my house. It feeds a lot and it tastes great. I haven't tried it with sundried tomatoes though. I'm guessing it will be amazing.
Christie Gagnon
The sun dried tomatoes give this dish such a nice touch!
Emily Hill
I agree!
Biana
This is a favorite for us, and I love the addition of mushrooms and tomatoes. Will definitely be trying it with this addition soon.
stephanie
This recipe looks delicious!!!! I am making it for dinner tonight.
Emily Hill
Hope you like it!
Lily
I love how hands off and simple this recipe was, such an easy and yummy dinner.
Emily Hill
Simplicity is my friend. :)
Emily
Wow, this creamy chicken over rice is so delicious! A new family favorite!
Emily Hill
Yay!
Angela
What steps should I do differently if my chicken is already thawed?
Carol L West
Yum. Had to change recipe as I have no sun-dried tomatoes and hate mushrooms. I only had 1/2 the cream cheese so I substituted half-and-half for the water to make sure still creamy. Also think I will add mixed vegetables (green beans, carrots, peas and corn) to make it an all in one dish (not including rice).